Very warm, hazy Friday afternoon for Omaha area

HEADING ON INTO THIS WEEKEND. JUST HOW DRY WE’RE GOING TO BE ALONG WITH THE HEAT AND THE BREEZE STARTING RIGHT NOW. A LIVE LOOK FROM OUR CAMERA 27TH AND DOUGLAS OVERLOOKING DOWNTOWN FACING THE EAST CAN SEE STILL JUST A LITTLE BIT OF HAZE OUT THERE ON THE HORIZON. AIR QUALITY, NOT TAKING TOO BIG OF A HIT THOUGH. HERE TODAY. EXPECTING ABOVE THE HAZE AND SOME OF THAT LIGHT SMOKE WALL TO WALL SUNSHINE AND RECORD BREAKING WARMTH. 74 RIGHT NOW. OMAHA SAYING MOSTLY CLOUDY AND NOT THE CASE. AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME. 73 NORFOLK 78 IN MARYVILLE, ONLY DOWN TO JUST BELOW 60 DEGREES. AIR QUALITY RIGHT NOW, FALLING TO MODERATE FOR THE OMAHA METRO LEIGH I-80 ON SOUTHWARD. MOST OF THE SMOKE COMING OUT OF KANSAS STILL BREATHING EASY UP TOWARD NORTHERN CARROLL COUNTY, UP TO MADISON COUNTY AS WELL. LIVE SUPER DOPPLER WITH OUR THREE MINUTE ADVANTAGE. STAYING QUIET JUST THE WAY WE LIKE IT HERE TODAY. AND WE’LL SEE PRETTY QUIET CONDITIONS HERE THROUGHOUT THIS UPCOMING WEEK. AS FAR AS PRECIPITATION IS CONCERNED. 83 OUR HIGH TODAY IN OMAHA, THAT RECORD HIGH 78. WE SHOULD EASILY BREAK THAT 90 THIS AFTERNOON. BEATRICE 80 CARROLL AND 87 FOR COLUMBUS AND SHENANDOAH. YOUR FISH FRY FRIDAY FORECAST STARTING 4:00. THOSE TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S. STILL WARM, BRIGHT LOW 80S BY SIX AND VERY COMFORTABLE. 8:00 STILL INTO THE 70S WITH THOSE MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES, WINDS REMAINING LIGHT AND VARIABLE HEADING THROUGHOUT. STORM PREDICTOR THE REST OF YOUR DAY TODAY LOOKING PRETTY DECENT AGAIN. YOUR FRIDAY NIGHT PLANS NOT GOING TO BE IMPACTED AS WE HEAD ON INTO TOMORROW MORNING. BRIGHT SKIES THERE TO GREET US INTO YOUR WEEKEND, BUT WINDS GOING TO PICK UP. WE’LL SEE HOT TEMPERATURES TOMORROW AS WELL. WATCHING FOR RECORD HIGHS AGAIN TOMORROW. OUR RECORD FOR YOUR SATURDAY THE 21ST 87 DEGREES IN OMAHA. WE’RE GETTING UP TO 91 ALL TIME RECORD HIGH FOR OMAHA FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF MARCH IS 91. WE COULD TIE OR BREAK THAT TOMORROW. NOW NEW AT NOON. WE’VE BEEN UPGRADED FROM A FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED FLAG WARNING. THIS HAS ALSO BEEN EXTENDED A LITTLE BIT FURTHER TO THE EAST. ALL OF EASTERN NEBRASKA AND FAR WESTERN IOWA. NOW UNDER THIS CRITICAL FIRE DANGER, 11:00 TOMORROW MORNING UNTIL 4 A.M. ON YOUR SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES A LITTLE BIT COOLER FOR THE SECOND HALF OF THE WEEKEND, BUT STILL STAYING PRETTY DRY. YOUR SEVEN-DAY FORECAST ONLY BRINGING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SOME SHOWERS LATE THURSDAY AND FORECAST MODELS NOT IN AGREEMENT ON THAT UNTIL THEN. KEEPING TEMPERATURES ABOVE AVERAGE EVEN THOUGH WE’LL COOL TO THE UPPER 50S TO START THE WORKWEEK BACK TO THE 60S AND 70S. SO ENJOY. I GUESS IT’S FEELING MORE LIKE SUMMER, BUT IT’S THE FIRST DAY OF SPRING AND I CAN’T COMPLAIN. WAITING IN LINE FOR THE FISH FRY TODAY WITH THIS WEATHER. I MEAN, MIG